By Aninka Claassens Vulnerable rural people in South Africa are being systematically dispossessed of their precariously held property rights. The past decade has seen a colossal battle between the courts and government over land reform and the property rights of the 18 million South Africans living in their former homeland areas.
Tag: land rights
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Jul 13 2021
In the news: Residential leases concluded by the Ingonyama Trust are unlawful and unconstitutional
By Various A collection of news articles and video clips relating to the recent Ingonyama Trust Board court ruling.
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Jul 12 2021
Land rights have become a resource that is given to the elites, say rural land activists
By Zukiswa Pikoli Rural activists say that the Ingonyama Trust judgment reveals a culture of exploitation of the most vulnerable by traditional leadership and the government, to benefit elites.
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Jun 23 2021
What landmark Kwazulu-Natal court ruling means for land reform in South Africa
By Ben Cousins In a landmark judgment a South African high court has declared that people living on customary land in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, notionally held in trust by the Ingonyama (king) of the Zulu people, are the “true and beneficial owners” of that land.
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Jun 14 2021
Apology for comments made on Power FM on 14 May 2021
By LARC, 7 June 2021 On 14 May 2021, LARC researcher, Nokwanda Sihlali, participated in a radio discussion with Chief Land Claims Commissioner (CLCC), Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo on Power FM.
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